On Fri, 16 May 2008 19:56:55 -0400, smittin
wrote:

Hi everyone I have flyfishing for the past 15 years 8 as a kid 3 slow
years and the last 4 I have tested my marriage to the fullest. Now I
am ready to buy my first vise I got all the info I needed on what kind
ect. I just don't know weather to get a peddistle base or C clamp. I
know it's probably a matter of what works for you, but I couldn't find
that much feedback on who l

Before you invest a lot of money in an expensive vise, buy a good
inexpensive one. All too often I have seen folks invest in good
materials, tools, etc., only to drop out of tying. Give it a try with
the simplest tools you can get.

If the bug bites you, then you can invest in a better vise and better
tools. I still have my old tools and vise and I have given away many
other old tools and vises to newbies. I now tie with a Renzetti when
I travel (both a base and a clamp - I prefer the base), and a
permanently installed Nor Vise at home.

The neat thing about a base vise is that you can tie with it
*anywhere*, including the floor. I have been in cabins where there
was no place to clamp a vise, so the base model came in quite handy.

Dave